Agenda
  1. Survey
  2. Syllabus
  3. Introductions
  4. Video: Discussion
  5. Video 2: Discussion
  6. Wikis in Plain English
    What is a wiki?
    What are the instructional benefits of wikis?
    How can wikis help you meet KYTS 6?
  7. Examples of Educational Wiki
  8. Wiki: Sign-up--pbworks (novice) or wikispaces (more advanced also more advanced students can explore Google documents).

Reading (There are six articles---plus Valli, KYTS 6, NETS*T---for a total of 26 pages.)

  1. How do wikis differ from blogs?
  2. What positives are noted from the experiment using wikis?

  1. Why did they pick a wiki for the project?
  2. How are wikis organized?
  3. What is the edit trail?
  4. Before they started, what two "things" about the students did they need to check?
  5. What instructional lessons did they learn?
  6. What technology lessons did they learn?

  1. What is a wiki? What are the characteristics of a wiki?
  2. What are the downsides?
  3. What are the implications for teaching and learning?

  1. According to the author, why would we want to turn to Wikipedia instead of Encyclopedia Britannica?
  2. Bookmark Kathy Schrock's page.
Assessing Wikipedia, Wiki-Style, on Its 10 Anniversary
How does Wikipedia compare to in regard to content and mistakes?
Are Wikis Worth the Time?
Pro
  1. How are wikis a "wonderful representation of how our understanding of knowledge is changing?"
  2. What do you think the author meant by stating that wikis support Friedman’s idea of the flat world or silos of information being replaced by horizontal connections?
  3. What point does the pro author concede?
Con
  1. What two main arguments are presented to refute the value of wikis?

  1. In relation to highly valued early childhood activities and materials, research indicates that, in practice, computers blank_ .
  2. What does research say about the effect of technology on children’s learning and development?
  3. Developmentally appropriate software offers opportunities for -blank-.
  4. However, educators must use -blank- in evaluating and using this learning tool appropriately.
  5. Professional judgment by the teacher is required to determine if a specific use of technology is -blank- .
  6. -Blank- must always be the guiding goal when selecting and using new technologies.

  1. Know Valli's five reflections.

NETS*T
  1. Know KYTS 6 and the NETS*T.
  2. Know what standards KYTS 6 and NETS*T share.

Videos
Tab: Pages and Files (adding new pages/folders/files, deleting pages, renaming pages)
Tab: Settings (changing title, color, security and deleting wiki)
Tab: Users (granting access, adding users, changing permission levels)
Creating a hyperlink
Adding a picture
Adding a document

Objective
Activity
1. Evaluate and reflect on current research and professional
practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing
and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning.
Class readings
2. Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies
providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.
3. Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.
Free Technologies:
  • Wiki
  • Clickers
4. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents,
and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
Use of wiki (course wiki)
5. Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge
to new technologies and situations.
Students will learn how to use new technologies (NonLinear PPt) to create a student-centered WebQuest.
6. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources
7. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
8. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
  • All three of these will be accomplished through student learning how to create a WebQuest through PPt to be placed on their wiki.
  • I will be accomplishing this by using lecture, PowerPoint, as well as podcast and screen capture recording via SmartBoard